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VORP

Welcome to VORP of Boulder County. This site is intended to offer information about restorative justice as well as our specific programs and services. We serve victims of crimes, offenders, disputants, and justice professionals. If you have any questions that this site cannot answer, please contact us

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Mission Statement
  • VORP believes crime is primarily a violation of people and trust within a community, not just a violation of the law.

  • VORP recognizes that wrongdoing and conflict can provide an opportunity to accept accountability and repair harm.

  • VORP provides an invitation and process for achieving justice by reconciling and restoring community relationships.

 

         
Brief Description of Our Programs and Services

Victim Offender Mediation
VOM is a powerful process that allows a safe environment for victims to face the offender that caused them harm. Victim's get to see that the offender takes responsibility for their crim, to ask the questions that only offenders can answer and to negotiate a contract to repair the harm of adispute or crime.

Community Group Conference
CGC is a chance for the voice of the community to be heard as well as the victims voice. Community representatives are trained to provide the community view of the crme, the disruption and harm caused and the appropriateness of an offender's remorse and his or her offers to repair hte damage of the crime. CGC's allow the offender to return as many times as needed to complete their work and make repairs and amends.

Circle of Support and Accountability
COSA provides a circle of support and accountability for offenders that need help in dealing with re-entry into society form crimes, alcohol or substance abuse or lack ofliving skills. Using the wisdom and modeling of regular community members, the offender can recieve a helping hand in finding a way out of a life of crime or addiction into a life of responsible living.

Letters of Responsibility and Apology
These letters are a tool for assessing the responsibility that an offender takes for their crime. To succeed at writing a heartfelt apology requires the development of real empathy in the offender. Empathy is the best predictor of staying "straight". These letters are never sent but are valuable to probation officeres in assessing the viability of an offender's re-entry into society.